okay the thing about my fics, is that i take my time. sorry if it's dragging and getting boring...but it's up to you to read it or not! lol. well, thanks for all of your support guys, and i'm glad theres lots of good feedback. any suggestions of how to make it better are welcome! so, enjoy this ep and it'll soon come to an end...eventually!

~ Sanctuary ~

After Adam had told the team that they could go out and have fun, he returned back to his 'mini-sanctuary'. His mini-sanctuary was just his room, but he felt like it meant so much more than a bedroom, that he named it.

He had heard but paid no attention to Shalimar and Emma endlessly running around making sure they had everything. They never got the chance to go out and have fun. At least, not recently. And Adam knew it. He also knew that they needed this; they needed to have fun and take their minds off mutants.

Jesse wasn't half as loud as the girls were being, but Adam could still hear him walking to and from his and the girls' rooms asking whether a certain shirt looked right. Jesse had finally settled on a shirt because his voice was no longer to be heard. Emma was next to settle on an outfit, and Shalimar soon followed, about 2 minutes after.

After about 10 minutes of noise, Adam heard what he believed as...silence. But that didn't last long. Adam didn't expect it to. At least, not in Sactuary with those three mutants. The noise returned as three pairs of feet ran through Sanctuary. Adam walked into the lab, hoping to do a little more research, since his mini-sanctuary wasn't working. The lab was more sound-proof, he would get more work done in there.

~ Sanctuary Bedrooms ~

'Whatcha think of this one?'

'Too revealing.'

'This one?'

'Too granny-like'

'This one?'

'Yeh, if you were born in the 16th Century! Geez, how did I manage to get all of these clothes in my closet!'

About an hour ago, Shalimar's bedroom would have probably been one of the neatest. Now, it was a mess. Clothes were flying everywhere, and the floor was nowhere to be seen. Her closet consisted of mainly black tops, but most of them were definately favourites of the old Shalimar. Shalimar had a few favourites still, but they just weren't as appealing as they were when she first bought them.

'Well Shal, when was the last time Adam gave you time off to go shopping?'

'About...never!'

'Exactly! So...you and me, tomorrow, mall, credit cards ready, ok?'

'You're on!'

'How about this one?'

'Um...no.'

They spent the next 10 minutes searching through all of the deepest drawers and still, clothes were flying around the room. They were partly interrupted by Jesse's voice, somewhat with a hint of desperate-ness.

'Guys, have you seen my blue shirt?'

'Jesse, you have loads of blue shirts!'

'Yeah Shal, but I like this one!'

Jesse was throwing his clothes all over his room. Shalimar was right, he did have a lot of blue shirts. His room was blue too. One could guess that his favourite colour was blue. He walked right into Shalimar's room, where Emma also happened to be.

'What about this shirt?'

'Jesse! It's fine! Isn't it Emma?' Shalimar then turned her attention back to her own outfit.

Emma was too busy looking through Shalimar's closet. She had more clothes!

'What? Oh yeh...'

'You didn't even look!'

'Sorry Jess...I just-'

Emma didn't even finish her question. She thought it rude not to look up, so she did. Little did she know it'd take a big job to look away. Jesse was standing right under the doorway, dressed to kill. He was wearing a simple combination, just some khaki trousers and a short sleeved shirt. The shirt was a rare shade of blue. It wasn't a simple plain blue, it was a mix, making it more of a unique shirt.

He only had two buttons done up, so half of his chest was revealed. She had no idea how hot Jesse looked when he tried! Usually, on missions, he'd just dress for action. Tonight, he was dressed for fun, and it showed a side of Emma none had ever seen. She was drawn in by his looks, and was kept in by his personality.

'Wow Jess...you scrub up well.'

'Thanks Em.'

Shalimar was paying no attention to their mini conversation because she was too busy looking in her own closet for an outfit.

'Hey Emma, you can borrow this...I think it'll look good with your skirt.' She managed to find something for Emma, so all that was left now was her own outfit.

'Thanks Shal! Whatcha think Jess? This skirt...' She held up a skirt against herself so Jesse could get a better look.

'...and this top?' She joined the top alongside the skirt, completing her outfit.

She had a knee length brown skirt, that had a slit going up on the left side. It would show quite a bit of leg, but not too much, giving the reason why Emma liked it so much. The top was a simple black top, with no sleeves and a little sequence decoration in the bottom corner. It was a pattern of a butterfly. Like the skirt, it would reveal a little skin, but not too much. It didn't quite go as long as the top of the skirt, so it would definately show some of her belly.

'Wow...it um..looks good.' Jesse could find no words to describe how Emma looked in front of him. He snapped out of his imagination back to reality as soon as he realised that time was wasting by.

'Well I guess I've chosen my definate outfit, how 'bout you girlies?'

'Well Jesse, if you weren't spending so much time in here, we might be able to get changed!'

'Okay okay Shal, I get the point...maybe I can go bug Adam or something.'

Jesse left the girls in the room to get changed and headed into his own room, just to make sure he looked alright.

'So Shal...you decided on anything yet?'

'Nope...not yet...I can't decide whether to wear these trousers, or this skirt. What do you think?'

Emma took the clothes from Shalimar and laid them down onto the bed. It gives a better perspective! She looked down at the clothes and stood there for about 3 minutes, thinking which piece of clothing looked better with another.

'How about...these trousers...and this top?'

'You sure it looks good?' Shalimar slipped the troused on, and then reached for the top.

The trousers were a sort of copper colour, of denim material, but they weren't typical jeans. They had a nice shape to them, they flared out a bit at the bottom, since Shalimar liked flared trousers. They came with a belt, which coincedentally matched the colour of her boots. Her top was, like Emma's, plain black but of a different style. Shalimar loved her spaghetti tops, and she practically had one in every colour. They had normal straps but there was just something about the top that made it look outstanding. It definately revealed a lot of skin, but that was something Shalimar didn't care about.

'Trust me! I know this looks great!'

'Okay...so that's the outfit...make-up's done...anything else we're forgetting?' Shalimar looked in the full length mirror on the back of her door, to make sure her outfit looked okay. They were a couple of creases on the trousers, but they were hardly noticable, especially in a night club.

'Um..no...I..don't think..so.' Emma managed to get her sentence out with a few gaps, since she was trying to put the top on at the same time. She put on her skirt after the top, and like Shalimar, ran a check list. She then joined Shalimar at the mirror. They both smiled at eachother thinking what a great job they had done. Anybody would have thought that they were dressed to kill!

'Right...okay, I think that's everything.'

'What shoes are you wearing? I think I left my boots in your room, I'll just go get them.'

'K, I'll come too...I've gotta get my shoes. I'm gonna wear those brown sandals, you know? They've got a little strap across the front, and a small heel? I wore them the other night.'

'Oh yeh, I remember...I'm just gonna wear my boots. Normal and easy!'

They headed to Emma's room, and on the way, saw Jesse still in his room looking in the mirror.

'I thought you were gonna go and see if you could bug Adam?'

'Yeh, well..I er..got distracted.'

'We can see that!'

'We best get heading out, otherwise we'll be late. I'll just go get the shoes, k Em? I'll meet you guys at the car.'

'K, Shal!'

Jesse looked up for the first time since the two arrived outside his door.

'Wow Em...look who scrubs up good, huh?'

'Thanks Jess.' She smiled in order to hide the blush from his comment.

'Hey listen Em...tonight, we're..gonna have fun right?'

'Yeah..'

'Well..okay, will you promise me a dance?'

'Of course I will.'

Their eyes connected and they both smiled just to keep their emotions from eachother. Jesse didn't know Emma was feeling nervous, yet happy at the same time. Emma didn't know that Jesse was feeling exactly the same as her. All they knew was that they were going to dance tonight, together, and they were going to have fun. They both snapped back into reality when Shalimar appeared round the corner.

'I thought I said I'd meet you at the car? Nevermind, let's go shall we? I'm driving!'

Emma and Jesse practically had to jog to keep up with Shalimar's fast walking. They couldn't blame that she was excited, this was the first night out in a long time. And tonight was going to be a fun and definately long night.

'Hey Adam, we're going now! We'll see ya later!' Jesse spoke through his commlink, just to let their leader know that they were going out.

'Be careful, okay? Any sign of trouble, I want you back here immediately.'

'Okay Adam, don't work to hard okay?'

'Have fun guys!'

~ Lab ~

*Finally, some peace and quiet..Maybe I can call Brennan now..he wasn't too bad at the last meeting.*

Adam dialled a number on his phone and a sleepy male's voice answered.

'Hello?'

'Hi, Brennan? I want to talk to you about something...you busy?'

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